geireach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
geir (“fat; suet, tallow”) + -ach
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
geireach (genitive singular masculine geirigh, genitive singular feminine geirí, plural geireacha, comparative geirí)
Declension edit
Declension of geireach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | geireach | gheireach | geireacha; gheireacha² | |
| Vocative | gheirigh | geireacha | ||
| Genitive | geirí | geireacha | geireach | |
| Dative | geireach; gheireach¹ |
gheireach; gheirigh (archaic) |
geireacha; gheireacha² | |
| Comparative | níos geirí | |||
| Superlative | is geirí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms edit
- faireog gheireach (“sebaceous gland”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| geireach | gheireach | ngeireach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||